Table 5. Components of private sector gross job gains and losses by firm size, seasonally adjusted

                                      Gross job gains and job losses      Gross job gains and job losses
                                           (in thousands)                   as a percent of employment

    Category                                 3 months ended                      3 months ended

                                   Sept.   Dec.    Mar.    June    Sept.  Sept.  Dec.   Mar.   June   Sept. 
                                   2011    2011    2012    2012    2012   2011   2011   2012   2012   2012
Total private by firm(1)

Gross job gains                   5,928   5,615   5,748   5,797   5,516    5.5    5.2    5.2    5.3    5.0
 At expanding firms               4,966   4,689   4,848   4,929   4,662    4.6    4.3    4.4    4.5    4.2
 At opening firms                   962     926     900     868     854     .9     .9     .8     .8     .8

Gross job losses                  5,135   5,283   4,918   5,225   5,348    4.8    4.9    4.5    4.8    4.9
 At contracting firms             4,307   4,399   4,081   4,380   4,501    4.0    4.1    3.7    4.0    4.1
 At closing firms                   828     884     837     845     847     .8     .8     .8     .8     .8

Net employment change               793     332     830     572     168     .7     .3     .7     .5     .1


Firm size 1 to 49 employees

Gross job gains                   3,116   2,967   3,119   3,004   2,893    9.9    9.4    9.8    9.5    9.2
 At expanding firms               2,199   2,085   2,253   2,176   2,085    7.0    6.6    7.1    6.9    6.6
 At opening firms                   917     882     866     828     808    2.9    2.8    2.7    2.6    2.6

Gross job losses                  2,869   2,928   2,757   2,846   2,896    9.1    9.3    8.8    9.0    9.2
 At contracting firms             2,072   2,086   1,953   2,055   2,088    6.6    6.6    6.2    6.5    6.6
 At closing firms                   797     842     804     791     808    2.5    2.7    2.6    2.5    2.6

Net employment change               247      39     362     158      -3     .8     .1    1.0     .5     .0


Firm size 50 to 249 employees

Gross job gains                   1,058     985   1,046   1,080     999    5.3    4.9    5.1    5.4    4.9
 At expanding firms               1,020     948   1,016   1,046     965    5.1    4.7    5.0    5.2    4.7
 At opening firms                    38      37      30      34      34     .2     .2     .1     .2     .2

Gross job losses                    906     939     830     919     961    4.5    4.7    4.1    4.6    4.7
 At contracting firms               879     906     803     887     931    4.4    4.5    4.0    4.4    4.6
 At closing firms                    27      33      27      32      30     .1     .2     .1     .2     .1

Net employment change               152      46     216     161      38     .8     .2    1.0     .8     .2


Firm size 250 or more employees

Gross job gains                   1,754   1,663   1,583   1,713   1,624    3.1    2.9    2.7    2.9    2.8
 At expanding firms               1,747   1,656   1,579   1,707   1,612    3.1    2.9    2.7    2.9    2.8
 At opening firms                     7       7       4       6      12     .0     .0     .0     .0     .0

Gross job losses                  1,360   1,416   1,331   1,460   1,491    2.4    2.5    2.3    2.5    2.5
 At contracting firms             1,356   1,407   1,325   1,438   1,482    2.4    2.5    2.3    2.5    2.5
 At closing firms                     4       9       6      22       9     .0     .0     .0     .0     .0

Net employment change               394     247     252     253     133     .7     .4     .4     .4     .3


(1) Total gross job gains and gross job losses by firm are lower
    than total gross job gains and gross job losses by establishment,
    as some establishment gains and losses within a firm are offset during the aggregation process.